
We, as car enthusiasts on a car enthusiast website, love our cars. Maybe a little too much, sometimes. But it’s worth remembering that cars are things, objects that can be broken and replaced in a way that people can’t be — especially your own infant kid. Yet, the husband of a Dear Prudence reader seems to have those priorities a bit mixed up.
Recently, a reader wrote in to Dear Prudence asking for advice around their husband’s poor prioritization after he nearly killed their 10-month-old daughter by leaving her in a hot car. The couple’s 13-year-old neighbor happened to see the baby baking in the 95 degree heat, and — after frantically trying to get the couple’s…